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INZ 1025

Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry

Supporting information for a visitor visa, work visa or student visa application Who can be a sponsor?
To be a sponsor you must be: a New Zealand citizen or the holder of a New Zealand residence class visa (if you are the holder of a resident visa that is subject to conditions under section 49(1) of the Immigration Act 2009, you are not eligible to be a sponsor), or an organisation, including New Zealand registered companies, incorporated societies, and charitable trusts, or a government agency, including government departments and crown entities.

Sponsors responsibilities
When you agree to be a sponsor, you undertake and agree to: make sure the sponsored person has financial support for the duration of their stay (maintenance costs like food, clothing and health care things necessary for their health and welfare while in New Zealand), and make sure the sponsored person has suitable accommodation for the duration of their stay (whether providing it directly or paying for it), and guarantee to provide the cost of return airfare for the sponsored person, if they do not have the means to pay themselves (or refuse to pay for it), and guarantee to provide the costs associated with the sponsored persons deportation if they are deported (costs like locating, detaining and maintaining the person, as well as travel costs). When you agree to be a sponsor, you are responsible for the sponsored person from the day they arrive in New Zealand until the day they get a new visa with a different sponsor or no sponsor, or the day they leave, whether they are on a valid visa or in New Zealand unlawfully. You cannot withdraw your sponsorship. If you sponsor a multiple entry visa, you are responsible every time they are in New Zealand with that sponsored visa.

Supporting your partner

If you want to support your partner (whether married, in a civil union or a de facto partnership) to come to New Zealand, you must complete the Form for Partners Supporting Partnership-Based Temporary Entry Applications (INZ 1146). Depending on your partners circumstances, you may also be required to financially sponsor him/her. The immigration officer will let you know if this is the case.

Requirements for specific sponsors

Organisations and government agencies can sponsor someone applying for: a visitor visa, or a student visa, or a work to residence visa under Talent (Arts, Culture and Sports). If you are a New Zealand citizen or resident sponsoring a student, you must be a relative or a friend of the student. If you are sponsoring a work to residence visa, you must complete the form Talent (Arts, Culture and Sports) Sponsorship Form (INZ 1091).

Evidence you must provide

You must provide evidence: that you are a New Zealand citizen or residence class visa holder, or that you are a registered company, incorporated society or charitable trust, that you have sufficient funds for the maintenance of the sponsored person for the duration of their intended stay in New Zealand (unless they are providing their own funds), that you have sufficient funds to pay for the sponsored persons accommodation, or if you are providing

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accommodation directly, evidence that you own or have a rental agreement for the property where the sponsored person will stay while in New Zealand (unless they are paying for their own accommodation), that you have sufficient funds to pay for the return travel of the sponsored person (unless they are providing their own airfare or their own funds to cover return travel). Note: If the sponsored person is providing some of the costs included in sponsorship themselves (such as a prepaid airfare, travellers cheques, etc), evidence of those must be included with their application and the sponsorship form. If what they provide is not sufficient for their needs, you will be responsible for providing the rest of the costs.

When your statutory declaration has been completed, return the form with your evidence to the applicant.

Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007

Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application. For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz. Lawyers provide immigration advice and are exempt from licensing under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007. For more information and to view the register of immigration lawyers, go to the New Zealand Law Society website www.lawsociety.org.nz.

What happens if you do not honour your sponsorship?

If you fail to carry out the responsibilities listed above (a breach of your sponsorship undertakings), the sponsored person will be in breach of their visa conditions and may become liable for deportation. If you fail to carry out the responsibilities listed above, and the sponsored person incurs costs to the New Zealand Government or a third party to cover any part of their maintenance, accommodation or return travel (or deportation), you will be responsible for repaying those costs. If you fail to repay the costs incurred by the sponsored person, a debt for the amount of those costs will then be due to the New Zealand Government or the third party. This debt may be enforced against you in the New Zealand courts. This debt remains your responsibility until it is repaid, even if the sponsored person is no longer in New Zealand, is in New Zealand unlawfully, or has a new visa. If you breach your sponsorship undertakings (whether there is a debt or not), you may not be able to sponsor again in the future.

Completing the sponsorship form

If you are sponsoring more than one applicant, you must complete a separate form for every applicant, unless they are all part of the same family and are visitors applying together under one visitor visa application.

Signing the declaration

When you have completed sections A to D of the form (and, if necessary, your bank has completed Section E: Bank confirmation), you must take the form and the evidence you are providing to a person authorised to take a statutory declaration, and complete Section F: Declaration by sponsor with them. Justices of the Peace, solicitors or notaries public are authorised to take a statutory declaration.

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Section A

Applicants details

When filling in this form, please print clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS. A1 Details of the applicant(s) you are sponsoring Applicant 1 Full name as shown on passport Relationship to you Date of birth Type of application Applicant 2 (if visitor) Full name as shown on passport Relationship to you Relationship to applicant 1 Date of birth Applicant 3 (if visitor) Full name as shown on passport Relationship to you Relationship to applicant 1 Date of birth Applicant 4 (if visitor) Full name as shown on passport Relationship to you Relationship to applicant 1 Date of birth Gender Male Female months. Gender Male Female Gender Male Female visitor Gender student Male work Female limited visa

A2 The applicant(s) is applying for a visa for a stay in New Zealand of

Section B

Sponsors details

This section of the form must be completed by the person, organisation or government agency sponsoring the applicants stay in New Zealand. If the sponsor is an organisation or a government agency, it must be completed by a named contact person authorised to make representations and enter into agreements on behalf of the organisation or agency. B1 The sponsor is: a natural person. Go to an organisation. Go to
B2

B10 B11

a government agency. Go to

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Sponsorship by a natural person

Complete questions
B2

to

B9

if the sponsor is a natural person. Otherwise go to

B10 .

B2 Full name of sponsor Family/last name Given/first name(s)

Other names you are known by or have ever been known by

B3 Gender

Male

Female

B4 Date of birth

B5 Town/city of birth Country of birth B6 Country of citizenship B7 Your residential address and contact details. Address

Telephone (daytime) Fax B8 Tick the one option that applies to you. Email

Telephone (evening)

I am a New Zealand citizen and I have provided a certified true copy of my passport, citizenship certificate, or birth certificate. I am the holder of a New Zealand residence class visa and I have provided a certified true copy of the residence class visa in my passport.
Go to B16

B9 Complete this question if you are sponsoring a student. What is your relationship with the person listed at
A1

What evidence of the relationship have you attached?

Sponsorship by an organisation or a government agency

Complete questions
B10

to

B15

if the sponsor is an organisation or government agency. Otherwise go to

B12

B16 .

B10 Full name of organisation (registered company, incorporated society or charitable trust). Go to

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B11 Full name of government agency (including details of division or work group, as applicable). Go to

B12

B12 Name and position of authorised contact person acting on behalf of the sponsoring organisation/agency. Family/last name Given/first name(s)

Position or title in sponsoring organisation/agency

B13 Physical and postal addresses. Street address

Postal address

Telephone (daytime) Fax B14 Tick the one option that applies to you. Email

Telephone (evening)

I represent a registered company and I have attached evidence of incorporation under the Companies Act 1993. I represent an incorporated society and I have attached evidence of incorporation under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908. I represent a charitable trust and I have attached evidence of incorporation under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957. I represent a government agency. B15 If the sponsor is an organisation provide an explanation of the link between the organisations activities and the purpose for which the applicant(s) is/are coming to New Zealand.

All sponsors must complete questions

B16

to

B19

B16 Name and address for communication about this sponsorship form. Same as address at Same as address at As below. Family/last name Given/first name(s)
B7

. Go to

B18

B13 . Go to B18

Company name (if applicable) and address

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Telephone (daytime) Fax B17 Do you authorise the person stated at

B16

Telephone (evening) Email to act on your behalf? Yes No

B18 Have you received immigration advice on this sponsorship form?

You can find a definition of immigration advice at www.immigration.govt.nz/advice.

Yes No

Make sure that your immigration adviser completes Section G: Immigration advisers details.

B19 Have you sponsored anyone to come to New Zealand previously? Yes
Provide details in the table below.

No

Details of all visitors, workers and students you have previously sponsored. If the sponsored person did not arrive, write N/A in Date of arrival.
Name 1. 2. 3. 4 5 6 7. Date of birth (DD/MM/YY) / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Date of arrival (DD/MM/YY) / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Date of departure (DD/MM/YY) / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Section C

Sponsor eligibility
C1

If the sponsor is a natural person, he or she must answer questions

C2

and
B12

C4

.
C3

If the sponsor is an organisation, the authorised contact person listed at

must answer questions

and

C4

Sponsor is a natural person

C1 Will you be ordinarily resident in New Zealand during the term of the sponsorship? C2 Have you ever been convicted of any offence(s) under immigration law? Have you previously breached sponsorship obligations? Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No No

Do you have an outstanding debt to the Crown or other third parties as a result of another sponsorship arrangement? Have you entered insolvency procedures or been adjudicated bankrupt? Are you liable for deportation?

Are you serving a custodial sentence or awaiting sentencing after being convicted of a crime which carries a custodial sentence? Yes No Yes No Are you sponsoring this application for the purpose of receiving a financial reward or fee?
Go to C4

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Sponsor is an organisation
C3 Has your organisation or its listed directors, trustees or management been convicted of any offence(s) under immigration law? Yes No Yes No Has your organisation previously breached sponsorship obligations?

Does your organisation have an outstanding debt to the Crown or other third parties as a result of another sponsorship arrangement? Yes No Yes No Is your organisation in receivership or liquidation? Yes No

Is your organisation sponsoring this application for the purpose of receiving a financial reward or fee?

All sponsors (except government agency)

C4 If you have answered Yes to any of the questions at sheet if required.
C2

or

C3

please provide a detailed explanation. Use an extra

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Section D

Sponsorship undertakings

The sponsor must undertake to provide for the accommodation and maintenance and repatriation (or deportation if necessary) of the sponsored person(s). Tick the box at
D1

to confirm that you agree to all the sponsorship undertakings.

D2

Tick the appropriate boxes at undertakings. D1

to confirm what evidence you are providing of your ability to meet the sponsorship

I undertake to ensure that every sponsored person listed at A1 has: suitable accommodation for the duration of their stay; and financial support for their maintenance (including medical treatment if necessary) for the duration of their stay, and the means to leave New Zealand at the end of their stay, including any reasonable costs associated with deportation.

D2 I have attached the following evidence that I have sufficient funds to meet my sponsorship undertakings: Bank statements Wage slips A letter from my employer confirming ongoing employment and pay conditions The completed Section E: Bank confirmation below Other.

Note: The minimum amount of funds you must have to sponsor a person for a temporary entry visa is:

NZ$1000 per person per month of stay if the accommodation has not been prepaid, or NZ$400 per person per month of stay if the accommodation has been prepaid, or NZ$10,000 per year for students taking courses lasting 36 weeks or longer.

Section E

Bank confirmation

The sponsors bank must complete this section if the sponsor has not provided bank statements/wage slips/letter from employer. Name of bank Branch

This bank confirms that the person providing this financial undertaking has an account with this bank and has sufficient funds as at the date of the signature below to make available the amount of (tick one of the options): NZ$400 per month for NZ$1,000 per month person(s) specified in this form.

months in New Zealand for each of the

The bank accepts no obligation or liability in respect of these funds. Signature of bank officer Full name of bank officer Date

Official stamp or seal

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Section F

Declaration by sponsor

The following declaration must be witnessed by a person authorised to take statutory declarations, such as a Justice of the Peace, a lawyer, or a notary public. Make sure that you understand the declaration before you sign this section. If the sponsor is an organisation or government agency, the full name of the organisation or agency must be given for each of the undertakings below, but the declaration must be signed by the authorised contact person. I understand that if I have received immigration advice from an immigration adviser and if that immigration adviser is not licensed under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 when they should be, INZ will return my sponsorship form. I,
[full name of sponsor or authorised contact]

,
[occupation]

of
[name of sponsoring organisation or government agency, if applicable]

[sponsors address]

solemnly and sincerely declare that: the information supplied on this form and in the accompanying documents is true and correct I/the organisation/the government agency [circle as appropriate] will honour the sponsorship undertakings given in Section D: Sponsorship undertakings in respect of the person(s) named in Section A: Applicants details who I/the organisation/the government agency [circle as appropriate] have agreed to sponsor in this form. I acknowledge that I will be liable for any reasonable costs incurred by the Crown or a third party as a result of failing to ensure the person named in Section A: Applicants details: has suitable accommodation while in New Zealand has financial support to meet the reasonable costs of essential provisions for their health and welfare while in New Zealand (including medical treatment if necessary) has the means to leave New Zealand at the end of the sponsorship period (including any reasonable costs associated with deportation) and that those costs may be recoverable in the New Zealand courts. I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957. Signature of sponsor or authorised contact Declared at
[place]

this
[date]

day of
[month]

20
[year]

before me
[name of person authorised to take statutory declarations]

,
[official designation]

Contact details of person authorised to take statutory declarations. (Note: The supply of any contact details to INZ is optional. Any information you provide will be used for verification purposes only. Contact your nearest Immigration New Zealand branch for more information, or to access or correct any information you have provided.) Address

Telephone (daytime) Fax Email

Telephone (evening)

Signature of person authorised to take statutory declarations

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Section G

Immigration advisers details

This section must be completed by the sponsors immigration adviser. If the sponsor does not have an immigration adviser, this section does not have to be completed. G1 Tick the one option that applies to you. I am a licensed immigration adviser under the New Zealand Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007. Go to I am exempt from licensing under the New Zealand Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007. Go to
G3 G2

If you are unlicensed when you should be licensed under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, Immigration New Zealand will return your clients application. It is an offence to provide immigration advice without holding a licence, unless you are exempt.

G2 Licensed advisers. Provide your licence details. Licence type full provisional limited. List conditions specified in the register.

Licence number 2 0

Go to Section H: Declaration by person assisting the sponsor.

G3 Exempt from licensing. Tick one box below to show why you are exempt from licensing. I provided immigration advice in an informal or family context only, and I did not provide the advice systematically or for a fee. I am a New Zealand member of Parliament or member of their staff and I provided immigration advice as part of my employment agreement. I am a foreign diplomat or consular staff. I am an employee of the New Zealand public service and I provided immigration advice within the scope of my employment agreement. I am a lawyer and I hold a current practising certificate as a barrister or as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. I am employed by, or I am working as a volunteer for, a New Zealand community law centre where at least one lawyer is on the employing body of the community law centre or is employed by or working as a volunteer for the community law centre in a supervisory capacity. I am employed by, or I am working as a volunteer for, a New Zealand citizens advice bureau.
Go to Section H: Declaration by person assisting the sponsor.

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This form has been approved under section 381 of the Immigration Act 2009

Section H

Declaration by person assisting the sponsor

This section must be completed and signed by the sponsors immigration adviser, or by any person who has assisted the sponsor by providing immigration advice, explaining, translating, or filling in the form for the sponsor. If the sponsor does not have an immigration adviser, and no one helped the sponsor to fill in this form, this section does not have to be completed.
If you are unlicensed when you should be licensed under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, Immigration New Zealand will return your clients application. It is an offence to provide immigration advice without holding a licence. For more information, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website www.iaa.govt.nz, or email info@iaa.govt.nz or write to them at PO Box 6222, Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141, New Zealand.

Name and address of person assisting sponsor. Family/last name

Same as address given at Given/first name(s)

B16

or

as below.

Company name (if applicable) and address

Telephone (daytime) Fax Email

Telephone (evening)

I understand that after the sponsor has signed this form it is an offence to change or add further information, change any documents attached to the form, or attach any further documents to the form. I note that the maximum penalty for this offence is a fine of up to NZ$100,000 and/or a term of imprisonment of up to seven years. However, if changes are needed, the person making the changes must state on the form what information or documents have been changed and give reasons for the changes. I certify that the sponsor asked me to help them complete this form and any additional forms. I certify that the sponsor agreed that the information provided was correct before signing the declaration. I have assisted the sponsor as an interpreter/translator I have assisted the sponsor with recording information on the form I have assisted the sponsor in another way. Specify I have provided immigration advice (as defined in the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007) and my details in Section G: Immigration advisers details are correct. Signature of person assisting Date
D D M M Y Y Y Y

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About the information you provide

Deciding whether you are eligible to be a sponsor
The information about you on this form is collected to determine your eligibility to be a sponsor of an applicant for temporary entry to New Zealand. The main recipient of the information is Immigration New Zealand, Department of Labour, but it may also be shared with other Government agencies, which are entitled to the information under applicable legislation. The address of Immigration New Zealand is PO Box 3705, Wellington, New Zealand. This is not where the application should be sent. Collecting this information is authorised by the Immigration Act 2009 and the Immigration Regulations made under that Act. You do not have to provide the information, but if you do not then the sponsored persons visa application may be declined. Any person who is in New Zealand has the right to access the information about them held by Immigration New Zealand and to ask for any of it to be corrected if they think that is necessary.

Health and disability services

Temporary entry class visa holders generally are not eligible for publicly-funded health and disability services. People covered by New Zealands Reciprocal Health Agreements with Australia and the UK are entitled to publicly-funded health care for immediately necessary medical treatment only. We strongly recommend that visitors, students and workers have comprehensive health insurance for the duration of their stay. For more information visit the Ministry of Health website at www.moh.govt.nz.

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